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Sickness Monitoring is the Opening Video Surveillance Has Been Waiting For

Daniel Miessler

Just yesterday I tweeted that the COVID-19 situation was going to finally make large-scale video surveillance endemic to our society. But when people remember the Great Depression of 2020, caused by a pandemic, nobody will lift a finger to stop video surveillance tech that claims to be able to spot sick people.

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Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream is shutting down amidst spyware accusations

Security Affairs

The Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations after Citizen Lab and Microsoft uncovered their spyware. Last week Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. and 14.4.2,

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Iranian govt uses BouldSpy Android malware for internal surveillance operations

Security Affairs

Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered a new Android surveillance spyware, dubbed BouldSpy, that was used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). The researchers are tracking the spyware since March 2020, starting in 2023, multiple security experts [ 1 , 2 ] started monitoring its activity. .

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CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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EDRi PrivacyCamp22 – Panel: ‘Surveillance Tech As Misclassification 2.0 For The Gig Economy?’

Security Boulevard

The post EDRi PrivacyCamp22 – Panel: ‘Surveillance Tech As Misclassification 2.0 ’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Sincere thanks to EDRi (European Digital Rights) for publishing their phenomenal videos from the EDRi PrivacyCamp22 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel. For The Gig Economy?’

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EDRi PrivacyCamp22 – Panel: ‘Regulating Surveillance Ads Across The Atlantic’

Security Boulevard

The post EDRi PrivacyCamp22 – Panel: ‘Regulating Surveillance Ads Across The Atlantic’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Sincere thanks to EDRi (European Digital Rights) for publishing their phenomenal videos from the EDRi PrivacyCamp22 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel.

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USENIX Security ’23 – ‘Sneaky Spy Devices And Defective Detectors: The Ecosystem Of Intimate Partner Surveillance With Covert Devices’

Security Boulevard

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – ‘Sneaky Spy Devices And Defective Detectors: The Ecosystem Of Intimate Partner Surveillance With Covert Devices’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel.